Washing-machine



A. L. LE BLANC.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG24. 1915. 1,195,039. Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

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A. L. LE BLANC.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.24,1915. 1 ,1 95,039. Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

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ARISTIDE L. LE BLANC, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

- Application filed August 24, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 'I, Ams'rron L. LE BLANC, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and use ful improvements in washing machines, and the principal object of the device is to provide a washing machine wherein it is possible to regulate the action of the rubbers on the articles being cleansed.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a rotary washing machine having a plurality of rubbers and provided with a means to simultaneously adjust the tension of the rubbers so as to insure an even pressure on all of the articles which are being Washed and to provide a synchronous operation of all of the rubbers.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which is capable of being set on a stove so that the Water may be heated during the washing process, thereby saving considerable time.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a washing machine constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view on a reduced scale of the inner tub. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view through the rubber carrying drum, Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the tension drum, and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of a modified form of rubber.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety the outer tub comprising circular bottom 2 having the upstanding flange 3 formed at its periphery. This wall or flange 3 cooperates with the bottom 2 in forming a cylindrical hollow body, and the wall 3 is provided at spaced intervals with Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

Serial No. 47,077.

suitable brackets 1 into which the legs 5 for supporting the device extend.

The inner tub is designated generally by the numeral 6 and comprises the rings 7, which may be formed of wood or any other suitable material, and these rings are provided with the angle strip 8, by means of which the wire netting 9 is secured to the rings. A suitable annular ring or bottom 10 is secured to the upper face of the lowermost rings 7, and is provided with a suitable flange 11 at its inner edge which forms a wall to retain the articles to be cleansed. in place between the rubber-carrying drum and the netting 9.

Extending inwardly from the lowermost rings 7 and from the inner edge of the bottom 10 are the arms 12, which terminate at their inner extremities in a suitable enlargement 13, provided wtih a central opening 14, which forms a bearing for the lower end of shaft of the rubber-carrying drum, which will be more fully hereinafter described.

The rubber-carrying drum above referred to is designated generally by the numeral 15 and comprises a pair of rings 16 held in spaced parallel relation by means of the spacing bars 17, which also form supports for the wire netting 18. The rings 16, above referred to, are of considerably less diameters than the rings 7 so that the space between the netting 9 and the netting 18 is sufiiciently wide to accommodate the clothes to be cleansed. The drum 15 is held concentrically with relation to the tubs 1 and 6 by means of a suitable frame, designated generally by the numeral 19, comprising a central portion 20, having formed thereon a radial arm 21, the outer ends of which are connected to the lowermost ring 16. This frame 19 is provided with a central opening 22 through which the drive shaft 23 of the device extends. This drive shaft is secured in any suitable manner to the central portion 20 so that when the said shaft is rotated the rubber-carrying drum 15 will also be turned.

The netting 18 is provided at spaced intervals around the rings 16 with openings and these rings are provided with a plurality of alining apertures through which the pivot pins 33 extend. These pivot pins are arranged with relation to the openings body 26 formed at their outer ends with the enlargements 27 and the inner ends of the tongues 25 have connected thereto the springs 28, the opposite ends of which are connected to the links 29, which in turn are secured to the tension drum 30. It is to be understood that if so desired, these rubbers may be provided with corrugations disposed at any suitable angle, but preferably upwardly, so that the current of water will be directly upwardly and out through the clothing and into the space formed between the outer drum and the tub. This tension drum is rovided with a central aperture 31 throng which the shaft 23 extends and the drum is rotatably mounted on the shaft so that the tension of the springs 28 may be adjusted. Formed on the periphery of the drum 30 and extending radially therefrom is a suitable arm 32 provided at its free end with an eye through which the end link of the chain 33 extends. The opposite end of this chain is adapted to be attached in any suitable manner to one of the arms 21, and it will be seen that as the chain is taken up and each successive link is attached to the arm the tension on the springs will be increased so that the rubbers 24 will be thrown outwardly at a greater angle with relation to the periphery of the rubber-carrying drum 15.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the clothes are placed in the washing machine between the drum 15 and the netting 9. The liquid may be placed within the outer. tub either before or after the clothes are placed in the device, and upon rotating the shaft 23 in any suitable manner, it will be evident that the rubbers 24 Will contact with the clothes, thereby agitating the same and thus continuing the cleansing process. In the event that the rubbers do not bear sufficiently on the clothes it is apparent that the tension of the spring 28 may be adjusted by rotating the tension drum 30 with relation to the rubber-carrying drum 15 and thus the tension may be either increased or decreased at the desire of the user. In this way it will be evident that a Wider range for use of the washing machine is provided as articles of a very fine nature may be washed as well as those of an exceedingly coarse nature without danger of injury.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

It will be seen that the rotary movement of the rubber carrying drum will tend to force the water between the rubber carrying drum and the outer drum through the meshes of the outer drum, and through the clothing intermediate the two drums, thus stirring up a circulation from the inner drum to the outer drum, and thereby assisting in the cleansing of the clothes.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, a tub, a rubber-carry- 111%) drum rotatably mounted within the tub, ru bers carried by the drum, means to yieldably hold the rubbers under pressure angularly with relation to the drum and means to simultaneously adjust the angular relation and pressure of the rubbers.

2. In combination, a tub, a rotary rubbercarrying drum mounted within the tub, rubbers pivoted to the drum, and adapted to press outwardly toward the side of the tub, a tension drum rotatably mounted with relation to the rubber-carrying drum, and resilient means connecting the tension drum with the rubbers, whereby upon movement of the tension drum with relation to the rub ber-carrying drum the pressure of the rubbers may be adjusted.

3. In combination, a tub, a rubber-carrying drum rotatable within the tub, yieldable outwardly pressing rubbers pivoted in the rubber-carrying drum, a tension drum rotatable within the rubber-carrying drum, means to hold the tension drum in various positions within the rubber-carrying drum, and spring means connecting the rubbers with the tension drum, whereby upon movc ment of the tension drum with relation to the rubber-carrying drum the angular relation and pressure of the rubbers with the side of the tub may be adjusted.

4. In combination, a tub, rings withinthe tub, netting supported on the rings and spaced from the side walls of the tub, a rubber-carrying drum rotatable within the tub and concentric with relation to the rings, rubbers on the rubber-carrying drum, and means to adjust the angular relation of the rubbers with the drum.

5. In combination, a tub, rings within the tub, netting secured to the rings and spaced from the s1de wall of the tub, an inwardly extending annular flange on the lowermost ring, radial arms extending inwardly from the ring and supporting the flange, a rubber-carrying drum concentrically mounted with relation to the rings, rubbers extending outwardly from the rubber-carrying drum and into close proximity to the net.- ting supported on the rings, the space between the netting on the rings and the rubber -carrying drum providing a washing chamber, a tension drum rotatably mounted within the rubber-carrying drum, means to In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature hold the tcnslon (1111111 111 1110118 posltlons 1n pl'esvnce of two \vltnesses. with rel-ltion t0 the ruhl)ur-(f*\ri'\'in drum ARISTIDE L. LE BLANC. and means connectlng the rubbers with the tQIlSlOH drum to hold the same at muons 'ltnesses: angular posltlons \vlth rclntlon to snld rub- JonN MENNIER, her-carrylng drum. P. N. BARRY.

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